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Unhappy with what he perceived as the “Special Relationship” between the US and UK and their seeming domination of NATO policy, French President Charles de Gaulle withdrew his country from the alliance effective 1 July 1966.in wikipedia

On 5 June 1968, newly appointed Czech Communist First Secretary Alexander Dubcek began a program of reforms at odds with the policies in place in the Soviet Union. Threatened by this, the Soviet Union led a massive invasion of Czechoslovakia, ending the reforms.in wikipedia

On 2 March 1969, the People’s Liberation Army ambushed Soviet border guards on disputed Zhenbao Island, leading to a seven-month undeclared military conflict between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China. Although fighting around Zhenbao Island ended by late March, tensions remained high, with further clashes occurring on the western border - between Xinjiang and Kazakh SSR - in August. The war ended on 11 September when border negotiations were reopened between the two countries.in wikipedia